Catholic Grandparents Groups

A family that fails to respect and cherish its grandparents, who are its living memory, is already in decline, whereas a family that remembers has a future

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PARISH GRANDPARENTS GROUPS

The Catholic Grandparents’ Association, parish grandparents' groups and Diocesan Marriage and Family Life Coordinators work together to support grandparents in passing on their faith in God to their grandchildren. This work has been largely centred on organising Grandparents’ Pilgrimages and developing local grandparents groups. Grandparents' Pilgrimages are now taking place annually in England and Wales and a small but growing number of parish groups have been established.

These groups are intended to be places of welcome and trust, flexible enough to meet the needs of their members and develop into sincere, supportive groups focused on prayer. Through their membership of the group grandparents are encouraged to recall their vocation as a grandparent, their love of God and their desire to pass their faith on to their grandchildren.